Low & middle income vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult female
Low & middle income
81.9%
in 2024
Palestine
96.8%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
21st
Palestine rank
18th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Low & middle income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 96.8% against 81.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 21st and Palestine ranks 18th of 39 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 79.8% | 11.2% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 90.2% | 16.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 94.2% | 15.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 96.6% | 15.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Low & middle income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 96.8% against 81.9% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Low & middle income and Palestine?
- 14.9%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st and Palestine ranks 18th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.